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Massachusetts · 194th Legislature (2025-2026) · Bill

S 456: An Act requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 456 is a bill introduced in the Massachusetts Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: An Act requiring instruction in CPR and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation. Primary sponsor: Bruce Tarr (Republican). It lists 6 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 15, 2025): Accompanied a new draft, see S2863.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 456) of Bruce E. Tarr, Madeleine Elizabeth Jackman , Patrick M. O'Connor, Shirley B. Arriaga and others relative to requiring instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of defibrillators for high school graduation. Education.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Bruce TarrPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Essex and Middlesex
Shirley ArriagaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse8th Hampden
Madeleine Elizabeth JackmanCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
John KeenanCo-sponsorDemocraticSenateNorfolk and Plymouth
John MarsiCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6th Worcester
Patrick O'ConnorCo-sponsorRepublicanSenateFirst Plymouth and Norfolk
Dawne ShandCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse1st Essex

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Accompanied a new draft, see S2863
  2. Hearing scheduled for 07/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-05:00 PM in Gardner Auditorium
  3. House concurred
  4. Referred to the committee on Education

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source